The Nigerian Navy has dismantled another cluster of illegal refining sites and discovered 43,000 litres of suspected illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers. This is contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja. Folorunsho …
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Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Police Command in Lagos State have arrested five suspected cultists and recovered weapons, suspected hard drugs and other incriminating items. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. She said the suspects were …
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has praised Gov. Siminalayi Fubara for supporting upgrades that secured global safety certification for Port Harcourt International Airport. Mrs Lynda Ezike, Regional General Manager, South-South Airports, presented the certification and operating licence to the governor during a courtesy visit on Friday. Ezike said …
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The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has commended the rescue of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Newsextra24 recalls that the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced the rescue on Friday in a post …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said its Air Component under Operation Hadin Kai carried out successful airstrikes against suspected terrorist positions in Borno State, destroying key infrastructure and killing several insurgents. Newsextra24 reports that the operation, conducted on Friday, targeted a terrorist enclave in Yaganari within the Gezuwa general area …
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British actor, Micheal Ward, widely known for his role in the television crime drama, Top Boy, has been found not guilty of rape and sexual assault charges by a London court. The 28-year-old actor was acquitted on Friday after a 10-day trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in east London. The jury …
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South African football has been rocked by the death of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams at the age of 25. Jayden Adams, who recently returned from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, died today, July 11. Multiple South African media outlets reported the news after it …
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The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has secured the release of journalist Zainab Sodiq, detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) over her possession of a drone. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Secretary of IPI Nigeria, Ahmed Shekarau, said Sodiq was released …
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Stakeholders on Saturday called on the Taraba State Government to establish Sexual Assault Response Centres (SARCs) in the state’s three senatorial districts to improve access to care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The call was made at the end of a three-day policy review and validation workshop …
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The National Woman Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Adenike Ogunshe, has expressed delight over the safe rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Community, Oyo State. The victims were reportedly kidnapped from their schools in Ahoro-Esiele in Oriire LGA of Oyo State on May 15 …
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